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Robert Redford. Sidney Poitier. David Strathairn. River Phoenix. Mary McDonnell. Timothy Busfield. Dan Ackroyd. Donal Logue. Ben Kingsley. James Earl Jones. Ste

by Legion 5y ago

Robert Redford. Sidney Poitier. David Strathairn. River Phoenix. Mary McDonnell. Timothy Busfield. Dan Ackroyd. Donal Logue. Ben Kingsley. James Earl Jones. Stephen Tobolowsky. There may exist movies with better casts than Sneakers, but there don't exist many.

rsync 5y ago
"Hurlyburly"[1] Sean Penn Kevin Spacey Robin Wright Penn Chazz Palminteri Garry Shandling Anna Paquin Meg Ryan One of my favorite movies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlyburly_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlyburly_(film)
- pmarreck 5y ago
  I've never heard of this movie. Why is its rating so mediocre?
  - rsync 5y ago
    It's very much like Glengarry Glen Ross. Very limited sets, almost no action, brilliant dialog.
    - pmarreck 5y ago
      I love Glengarry so that's a pretty spot-on recommendation, I'll check it out
dhimes 5y ago
RIP Mr. Poitier :,( EDIT: Sir Sidney
- thedevelopnik 5y ago
  If you’re gonna call him Mr., then you call him Mr. Tibbs.
aksss 5y ago
The cast list in True Romance always shocks people unfamiliar with it. A different generation of greats though. Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Chris Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, James Gandolfini, Jack Black (deleted scene), Samuel Jackson, and more.
- sneak 5y ago
  Two of my favorites! There's also Glengarry Glen Ross, another of my top-all-time: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; Kevin Spacey; Jonathan Pryce
  - incidentist 5y ago
    Rabe is an excellent playwright -- I'll have to check this out. Movies adapted from stage plays are great places to find good dialog, in general. Other examples: A Thousand Clowns, Angels in America.
    - cookie_monsta 5y ago
      I think this might be a reply to a different comment (about Hurlyburly maybe?). The screenplay for Glengarry Glen Ross was written by David Mamet (another excellent playwright, btw), adapted from his play of the same name.
hindsightbias 5y ago
I miss the comedic dramas with ensamble casts back in that day. Today, they're all CGI, shoot-em-up, gratuitous explosions. Another unappreciated example, The Man with One Red Shoe. Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Lori Singer, Jim Belushi, Edward Herrman, David Ogden Stiers, Tom Noonan, Irving Metzman, David Lander.
- pfarrell 5y ago
  Ardy bekko. Inyo. See far ogle. That had always stuck in my head since seeing it. Good movie.
LargeWu 5y ago
Glengarry Glen Ross: Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Jonathan Pryce.

by Legion 5y ago

rsync 5y ago

"Hurlyburly"[1] Sean Penn Kevin Spacey Robin Wright Penn Chazz Palminteri Garry Shandling Anna Paquin Meg Ryan One of my favorite movies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlyburly_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurlyburly_(film)

pmarreck 5y ago
I've never heard of this movie. Why is its rating so mediocre?
- rsync 5y ago
  It's very much like Glengarry Glen Ross. Very limited sets, almost no action, brilliant dialog.
  - pmarreck 5y ago
    I love Glengarry so that's a pretty spot-on recommendation, I'll check it out

dhimes 5y ago

RIP Mr. Poitier :,( EDIT: Sir Sidney

thedevelopnik 5y ago
If you’re gonna call him Mr., then you call him Mr. Tibbs.

aksss 5y ago

The cast list in True Romance always shocks people unfamiliar with it. A different generation of greats though. Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Chris Walken, Brad Pitt, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, James Gandolfini, Jack Black (deleted scene), Samuel Jackson, and more.

sneak 5y ago
Two of my favorites! There's also Glengarry Glen Ross, another of my top-all-time: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; Kevin Spacey; Jonathan Pryce
- incidentist 5y ago
  Rabe is an excellent playwright -- I'll have to check this out. Movies adapted from stage plays are great places to find good dialog, in general. Other examples: A Thousand Clowns, Angels in America.
  - cookie_monsta 5y ago
    I think this might be a reply to a different comment (about Hurlyburly maybe?). The screenplay for Glengarry Glen Ross was written by David Mamet (another excellent playwright, btw), adapted from his play of the same name.

hindsightbias 5y ago

I miss the comedic dramas with ensamble casts back in that day. Today, they're all CGI, shoot-em-up, gratuitous explosions. Another unappreciated example, The Man with One Red Shoe. Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Lori Singer, Jim Belushi, Edward Herrman, David Ogden Stiers, Tom Noonan, Irving Metzman, David Lander.

pfarrell 5y ago
Ardy bekko. Inyo. See far ogle. That had always stuck in my head since seeing it. Good movie.

LargeWu 5y ago

Glengarry Glen Ross: Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Jonathan Pryce.